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It received mixed reviews from critics while Malek's performance and the musical sequences were praised the editing, Singer's direction and McCarten's screenplay (particularly the portrayal of Mercury's sexuality and the lives of the other band members) were criticized. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2018 and in the United States on 2 November 2018. Dexter Fletcher, who was originally set to direct the film early in development, was hired to complete the film Singer retained sole director credit as per Directors Guild of America guidelines, while Fletcher received an executive producer credit. Singer served as director through most of principal photography, which began in London in September 2017, but was fired in December 2017 due to frequent absences and clashing with the cast and crew. After he left the project in 2013 following creative differences with producers, the project languished in development hell for several years before Malek was cast in November 2016. A British-American venture, the film was produced by Regency Enterprises, GK Films and Queen Films, with 20th Century Fox serving as distributor.īohemian Rhapsody was announced in 2010, with Sacha Baron Cohen set to play Mercury. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor also served as consultants on the film. The film stars Rami Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, and Mike Myers in supporting roles. The film tells the story of the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock musical band Queen, from the formation of the band up to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium.

Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical musical drama film directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, and produced by Graham King and Queen manager Jim Beach.